Thank you to @prhaudio for this #gifted copy.  

 

A quick, entertaining yet ominous novella.  No one creates atmosphere like St. James, and given the length of this story, it’s obvious she doesn’t need a lot of words to accomplish it!

 

Broadway actress, Ginette, leaves NYC for the suburbs in hopes of finding peace and quiet.  Instead she finds herself trapped in a rental, and it’s not quite clear whether it’s due to her own hysteria or some kind of haunting.  

 

While Ginette is the main character, it is really the house that stands out, becoming its own character.  Ominous.  Eerie.  Alive.  I appreciated how it was much more than a mere backdrop.  

 

At only 2 hours 50 minutes, this audiobook is a super quick listen.  But it’s Brittany Pressley’s narration that keeps you hanging on.  Her nuanced depiction created the perfect ambiance… both creepy and nostalgic of the 50’s.  This is definitely the way to go for this story.   

 

Of note: I’m not generally a fan of the “crazy woman” trope.  But the way it’s handled by St. James, it was apparent early on that there was much more to Ginette, and the idea of her craziness took a backseat to all of the other aspects that were much more interesting.